Andrea Chan, Senior Counsel

Andrea Chan brings a multifaceted cache of experience to our clients. Prior to joining Olson & Olson, she served as a Briefing Attorney to the Fourth Court of Appeals District in San Antonio, Texas, and also as a municipal lawyer for the City of Houston. Her local government practice as a Senior Assistant City Attorney included work in the Labor, Employment, and Civil Rights Section and in the Defense Litigation Division. Andrea is highly skilled in appellate matters, oral arguments, alternative dispute resolution, legislative bill drafting and analysis, as well as in drafting and interpreting public policy. As an expert in these areas, Andrea has developed and presented continuing legal education programs for her peers and other interested professionals.

Andrea has also demonstrated her commitment to public service by earning a Master of Public Health degree in Management, Policy & Community Health, as well as a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies.

Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Houston Law Center, 1990

Master of Public Health (Management, Policy & Community Health)
University of Texas School of Public Health, 2009

Master of Arts (Biblical Studies)
Dallas Theological Seminary, 2006

Bachelor of Arts (History & Oriental Studies)
University of Pennsylvania, 1986

Olson & Olson, LLP | Houston, Texas | 2022 – present | Senior Counsel
Olson & Olson, LLP | Houston, Texas | 2013 – 2021 | Attorney
City of Houston | Houston, Texas | 1992 – 2013 | Senior Assistant City Attorney
Fourth Court of Appeals | San Antonio, Texas | 1990 – 1992 | Briefing Attorney

Andrea provides legal representation to our clients in matters and interests regarding various issues that governmental entities face. Her litigation practice focuses on defending our clients in a wide range matters, such as civil rights violations, personal injury, property damage, nuisance, takings, land use, administrative proceedings, and pubic information requests, in state and federal trial and appellate courts.  Her ad valorem tax practice includes addressing tax exemption and other constitutionally-based challenges relating to valuation of commercial and industrial properties.

• How to Keep From Going COVID-19 Crazy, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 17th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2021, Stafford, Texas
• Records Retention and Its Effects on Litigation, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 15th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2019, Stafford, Texas
• Procedural Due Process, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 14th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2018, Stafford, Texas
• When Legal Claims Arise, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 13th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2017, Stafford, Texas
• 12 Things Every Supervisor Should Know, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 12th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2016, Stafford, Texas
• Strategies for Dealing with Employees: Immunity in the Age of Ebola, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 11th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2015, Stafford, Texas
• Disaster Management: Taking Action, presented at Olson & Olson, LLP’s 10th Annual Local Government Seminar, January 2014, Stafford, Texas

• Advanced Powder Solutions, Inc. v. Harris County Appraisal Dist., 528 S.W.3d 779 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2017, pet. filed) (Tax/Appraisal District)
• Charlie Brown Heritage Foundation v. Columbia-Brazoria ISD, et al., 3:15-cv-00346 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 2018) (Civil Rights/Taking/Equal Protection)
• City of Texas City v. Woodkins, 14-15-01053-CV, 2017 WL 2367515 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] May 31, 2017, no pet.) (Tort Claims Act/Premises
• Cypress Creek Fay Ridge, L.P. v. Harris County Appraisal Dist., 2016WL 7164032 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 8, 2016, no pet.) (Tax/Appraisal District)
• Harris County Appraisal Dist. v. Integrity Title Co., 483 S.W.3d 62 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2015, pet. denied) (Open Records)
• Mules v. Clear Lake City Water Authority, No. 2017-72364B (151st Dist. Ct, Harris County) (Takings/Tort Claims Act)
• Ponds v. Texas City Police Dep’t, 3:17-cv-00307 (S.D. Tex.) (Civil Rights/Search & Seizure)
• Schrock v. City of Baytown, 01-18-00442 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.]) (Takings/Ordinance)
• Sumner v. Board of Adjustments of the City of Spring Valley Village, 01-14-00888-CV, 2015 WL 6163066 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Oct. 20, 2015, pet. denied) (Due Process/Zoning)
• Sumner v. Board of Adjustments of the City of Spring Valley Village, 637 Fed. Appx. 841 (5th Cir. 2016) (Civil Rights/Due Process)
• Sumner v. Board of Adjustments of the City of Spring Valley Village, 14-15-00149-CV, 2016 WL 2935881 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] May 17, 2016, pet. denied) (Due Process/Zoning/ Ordinance)

• Houston Young Lawyers Association Boy Scout Committee Merit Badge Fair Counselor
• Houston Area Road Runners Association, Race Committee Member
• USA Triathlon, Certified Official